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Example 61-64
Mina nikile lo sinkwa duze ga lo tombazan.
Mina
I
nik-ile
give-
pst
lo
def
.
art
sinkwa
bread
duze
near
ga
poss
lo
def
.
art
tombazan.
girl
I gave the bread to the girl. OR: I gave the bread via the girl.
Comment:
This is marked compared to the other order; the implication here is that I gave it via the girl, rather than to her as beneficiary. She is recipient rather than beneficiary.
Type:
unknown
Language:
Fanakalo
by
Rajend Mesthrie
cite
Datapoints:
Ditransitive constructions with ‘give’: Indirect-object construction
Order of recipient and theme in ditransitive constructions: Subject – verb – theme – recipient
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